Fountain-pen clip



.Fume 17 1924- 1,497,791

E. PERINA FOUNTAIN PEN CLIP Filed July '7, 1923 EY o g WITNESS: wATroRNEY.

l l Patented .lune 17, 1924;

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD PERINA, OF `:PORT RICHMOND, NEW YORK.

vthe fountain pen with in .United States Patent FOUNTAIN-PEN CLIP.

Application filed July 7, 1923. Serial No. 650,085.

To all whom t may concern.' f, f

Be it known that I, EDWARD PERINA, a citizenof the United States,residing `at Port Richmond, in the county of Richmond and State of NewYork, have invented new and useful Improvements in Fountain Pen Clips,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to manipulating devices.

More particularly the invention relates to devices especially 'adaptedfor use in conjunction with'al vplunger in the barrel of a fountain penfor effecting the movement of f the plunger in the illin ofthe barrel ofThe type of fountain pen in vconjunction with which the manipulatingdevice of the present invention is used lwith-is shown 1n #1,392,860,granted to me 0ctober'4th', 1921. l Y i Someof the objects of thepresent invention are: tovzproduce a more eiicient and effectualmanlpulator of a character mentioned; to produce a manipulator which isof dual character in that it will serve for co-action with a plunger ofa fountain pen for the filling of the pen and will also serve as a clipfor the pen when not. in use to properly support the pen ina pocket.

With these and other objects in'` view, the invention resides in theparticular provision, relative disposition and function of the partshereinafter fully described, and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, in which Figure 1 is a sectional elevation showing the use ofthe presenti-invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view through the manipulator.

Figures 3 and 4 are detail views. Figure 5 is a detail perspective viewof the free end of the manipulator.

As stated, the mani ulator in the present invention is to be used inconjunction with a plunger of a fountain pen for fillin the en, and itis necessary that the manipu ator designed so as to be employed forrotating the plunger and for reciprocating the same the entire length ofthe barrel of the fountain pen, and to this end 'the manipulator hasbeen constructed with necessary features and also embodies features byvirtue of which the manipulator may be used as a clip when arranged onthe end of the pen; one part of the manipulator being a lator.

The manipulator of the present invention therefore, generally, comprisesa supporting member or cap 10, a device 11 which is carried by the capand which is directly connectable with the plunger P of the fountain penand which also serves as a clip, and a device 12 which is carried by thecap 10 and serves to hold the device 11 in folded condition supplementedby a means 13. The supportingmember or cap 10 is of the usualconstruction being open at one end and closed at the other and ofcylindrical construction. The device 11 consists of a part 14 and a part15 which are connected together for pivotal movement by a fastening'element 16. The free end of the part 14 is vice 12, as stated servesfor holding the dee vice 11 in folded condition supplemented b y themeans 13. The means 13 consists of furcations 23 between which thefinger 18 of the hook 18 may be disposed as shown in Figure 2. It is tobe understoodv that the parts 14 and 15 are of resilient or flexiblevmaterial and for this reason ma be sprung beneath the portion 21 of theevice 11 to be held thereunder b virtue of the enlargement 22. When soeld in place the parts 14 and 15 are spaced with relation to eachi otherand therefore one part may be flexed toward the other to release thesame from the device 11. The fastening element 16 has a head 24 andco-acts with the Wall 25 of the cap and thus affords a means forgripping the pocket when the pen with the mani ulator thereon islarranged in the pocket.

en it is desired to manipulate the plunger of a fountain pen for thefilling operation, the hook 18 is disengaged from the furcations 23 byfiexing the part 15 and at the same time the part 15 is also brought outfrom' beneath the portion 21 of the device 11. The parts 14 and 15 arethen moved on their ivotal connections to bring the same in a ignment,whereupon the hook 18 may be engaged with a portionv of the plunger formanipulating the same for the lling of the pen.

From the foregoing it will be manifest that there has been described amanipulator which is simple and durable in construction; one which maybe used for rotating and reciprocating an element requiring this action;

and one which serves as a fastening clip asV ,l when the links are infolded condition.

2. F or'use in conjunction'gwith a plunger of a fountain pen, asupporting member, a device carried by said supporting member, saiddevice including a pair of pivotally connected links, the free end ofone of said links being provided with furcations and pivoted to saidsupporting member, the freey end of said other link being provided Witha means engageable with said plunger When the links'are in extendedposition and means adapted for co-action With said furcation 'when thelinks are in lfolded condition, and means for locking said device infolded condition.

3. For use'inconjunction with a plunger of a fountain pen, a supportingmember, a device carried by said supporting member, said deviceincluding pivotally connected of a fountain en, a supporting member, a

device carried y said supporting member, said device including ivotallyconnected fieXible parts, one of sald parts pivoted to said .sup ortingmember and the other of said flexlble parts having means .engageablewith a portion of said movement thereof.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination with the plungerof a fountain pen, a supporting member, a foldable device pivotallymounted to said supporting member, co-acting elements formed on oppositeends of said foldable device for engagement with each other when thedevice is in folded position, one of said elements adapted forengagement with a portion of said plunger When in extended 'position -toeffect movement of the same.

6. In a device of the class described, the combination with the plungerof a fountain pen, a supporting member, a foldable de? vice pivotallymounted to said supporting member, co-acting elements formed on oppositeends of said foldable device for engagement with each other when thedevice is in folded position, one of said elements adapted forengagement with a portion of said plunger when in extended position toeffect movement of the same, and means for locking said foldable devicein folded position.

In testimony whereof I have aiixed my signature. f v ,4

EDWARD PERINA.

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